Archive for the ‘Blues’ Category

Chuck Berry, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Too Much Monkey Business, Chess 1956

Posted by admin | Filed under 78 rpm, Blues, Rock n Roll

This 78 rpm recording has made me a fan of Chuck Berry. Recorded in 1956, the two songs, Brown Eyed Handsome Man and Too Much Monkey Business, earned a #5 and #4 spot on the U.S. R&B charts. The songs are very catchy with lyrics like “She flew to Bombay to meet a [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Aug 8, 2010

Jimmy Reed, The Sun Is Shining, Vee-Jay, 1957

Posted by admin | Filed under 78 rpm, Blues, R&B, Uncategorized

There are two tracks, The Sun Is Shining and Baby, What’s On Your Mind? The Sun Is Shining is a bit faster, but still has a laid back blues feel. I really like the harmonica and guitar work on these tracks. Its amazing to listen to a musician play two instruments and [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Aug 7, 2010

Lonnie Johnson, Happy New Year, Darling / Backwater Blues, King

Posted by admin | Filed under 78 rpm, Blues, Jazz, R&B

This is the perfect record for the new year, 2010! Lonnie Johnson and Happy New Year, Darling on King. I wish it was my idea to post such a relevant title, but it was just coincidence. When the Lonnie Johnson records started appearing in the stacks, I took notice. The thing [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jan 21, 2010

Solomon Burke, Apollo Records, 78rpm

Posted by admin | Filed under 78 rpm, Blues, Soul

Solomon Burke, The King of Soul! Ok, now we really are getting vintage on the music blog. This is a 78 rpm recording on Apollo Records. Both songs are a slow to medium tempo, blues progression. The arrangement is a simple blues progression. Walking In A Dream. Slow to Medium tempo song. [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jul 7, 2009

Jimmy Reed, Rockin’ With Reed, Vee Jay

Posted by jeremy | Filed under Blues

Liner notes: “If you don’t like to dance, then just put this record right back where you found it, ’cause Jimmy Reed is for folks who like to JUMP… NOT BOP… NOT CHA CHA cHA… NOT JITTERBUG, BUT PURE-DEE JUMP!”Ran across this record the other day, Jimmy Reed, Rockin’ With Reed.
Released in 1959 on Vee [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Apr 5, 2009

Albert King, I Wanna Get Funky – Stax Records

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Albert King
I Wanna Get Funky
Pretty Cool album.  Albert wants to get funky and get down.  Mostly, he bends notes right off the fret board while singing/talkin about how his woman will get him coffee in the morning, rub his back, then cheat on him in the afternoon while he’s at work.  She also calls the [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Dec 16, 2008

Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs, (King)

Posted by admin | Filed under Blues, Christmas

I have been pulling out Christmas albums lately and found this one.  This is a pretty cool album.  The main instruments sound like, upright bass, piano, hollow body guitar, drums, and sometimes marimba/vibraphone.  Released on the King label in 1961, the album has an overall mellow, relaxed feel.  The songs are blues based with the [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Dec 5, 2008